Podcasts
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In The Current Issue:
- Coronavirus: Internet capable of taking the strain but service prioritisation key
- What are the drivers for application modernisation?
- How to build the perfect tech team despite talent shortages
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Podcast: How to craft an effective MDM strategy
In this podcast interview, Andy Hayler gives advice on how to create and implement an MDM strategy that is ruthlessly focused on business value.
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SSD for laptops and desktop computers: What type and how to install it
Adding SSD to laptop and desktop computers: What form factor, MLC or SLC, SATA or AHCI, and what are the key stages of installation? We answer your questions in this podcast.
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Primary deduplication brings pros and cons to storage arrays
Primary deduplication brings reductions in disk capacity and can boost storage performance, but watch out for impacts such as higher I/O demands and data protection risks.
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The EU data protection reforms and cloud storage
Among the changes in planned EU data protection reforms are compulsory notification of data breaches and the right for individuals to delete data or move it to another provider.
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Unified storage architecture buying choices
Chris Evans outlines the key choices when buying unified storage systems and looks at what’s driving the multiprotocol storage market.
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VDI storage needs and how to optimise SANs for virtual desktops
Virtual desktop environments throw up big challenges to storage with lots of random I/O, so how best do you assess VDI storage needs and optimise a SAN for virtual desktops?
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The best place for SSD in a virtual machine environment
Using SSD in a virtual machine environment is the ideal choice to speed response times to I/O demands, but where should you install it within the server and storage infrastructure?
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Midrange storage SAN market analysis
Midrange storage has matured into one encompassing fully featured SANs with easy-to-use management interfaces for larger SMBs. But where is that market heading now?
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Site Recovery Manager 5 and disaster recovery
Find out how VMware Site Recovery Manager Version 5 can help with disaster recovery and learn about the other key features SRM gained in vSphere Version 5.
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The pros and cons of using a cloud backup provider
Learn about the benefits and drawbacks of using a cloud backup provider and the best ways to incorporate cloud as a backup target into your data protection regime.
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2012 previewed: More flash with auto tiering, FCoE and archiving
We look back over key storage trends in 2011 -- which include primary dedupe, auto-tiering and the cloud -- and ahead to the biggest storage developments to expect in 2012.
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Backing up virtual machines: Do mainstream backup apps fit the bill?
What are the pros and cons of backing up virtual machines using mainstream backup apps vs specialised VM tools, and what are the best practices?
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Disaster recovery procedures for auditing and maintenance
Learn how to avoid the key pitfalls in the development of disaster recovery procedures for auditing, maintenance and continuous improvement of disaster recovery plans.
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Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) and legal/regulatory compliance
Bring-your-own-device seems to be an irresistible tide, as employees connect endpoints to the network. So, what can you do to mitigate threats to compliance?
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Virtual machine storage and block vs file
Virtual machine storage requires greater performance, capacity and resiliency than with physical servers and requires a careful choice between block and file access.
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VMware vSphere replication and data protection upgrades in Version 5
Podcast: vSphere replication and data protection upgrades include integration of Storage vMotion with backup functions, vendor-agnostic replication, automated failback and planned-migration.
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Disaster recovery training, awareness and testing
Strategies for disaster recovery training, awareness and testing are vital elements of the disaster recovery planning process that ensure plans you have developed can be executed.
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Best of VMworld Europe 2011- User Awards preview
In preparation for VMworld Europe 2011 and SearchVirtualDataCentre.co.UK’s Best of VMworld user awards, experts Mike Laverick and Gabrie van Zanten discuss the judging process and industry trends.
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How to add storage tiering to your data storage environment
In this podcast, GlassHouse Technologies (UK) consultant Darren Janaway discusses the definitions of storage tiering and ways to add storage tiering to an existing storage environment.
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Enterprise MLC (eMLC) and solid-state storage for the enterprise
Enterprise MLC (eMLC), which relies on techniques such as wear leveling, bad-block mapping, improved error correction and write amplification, are making less costly MLC suited to enterprise use.
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The Freedom of Information Act 2000 and data retrieval
Find out what the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requires in terms of data retrieval and how to use an FoI request to improve data classification in your storage systems.
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The Freedom of Information Act 2000 and data storage
Find out what the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requires of UK public bodies and what that means for their data classification and data retrieval practices.
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Cloud storage security: Questions to ask your cloud provider
You should expect cloud storage security to be better than in-house security, so how should we expect providers to look after data, and what are the key questions to ask them?
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Tape archiving best practices
Tape archiving offers the most cost-effective form of long-term data retention, but what should you do about ensuring hardware compatibility, data retrieval and maintenance?